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In the middle of the bathing season in Portugal, in case of drowning the health authorities recommend a 2-meter distance and the use of a mask

12 de Julho, 2022 / Tiago Bebiano / ,
The National Health Service makes available on its official page recommendations for procedures that limit the provision of first aid, in cases of drowning, cardiorespiratory arrest or acute myocardial infarction

EU Covid-19 certificate in effect for another year

12 de Julho, 2022 / Carlos Alberto Gomes /
The European Council approved on June 28 the extension of the European Union’s Covid Digital Certificate until June 30th, 2023. The measure aims to “ensure that travelers can continue to

“The evolution of a cardiac inflammation situation (myocarditis) is unpredictable”

10 de Maio, 2022 / Cemiclay Santos / ,
We have heard various opinions about the seriousness of myocarditis and pericarditis. The different ideas range from being something mild that usually passes without a problem, to be very serious.

New Zealand: Supreme Court overturns ‘illegal’ vaccination mandate for police and defence forces

4 de Março, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
New Zealand’s High Court has ruled that the mandate requiring Defence Force personnel and police officers to be vaccinated by March 1, at the risk of being fired, is illegal.

WHO advances with international vaccine ‘passport’

4 de Março, 2022 / Nuno Machado /
WHO will convoke Members States and technology groups linked to Covid immunization credentials to recognize vaccination certificates from different countries and regions. The news is advanced by the newspaper POLITICO , which

Portuguese Health System recommends procedures that limit first aid assistence

4 de Março, 2022 / Susana Esteves / ,
The portuguese National Health Service (SNS) updated, in March 2020, the first aid recommendations provided by citizens to victims of drowning, choking or cardiorespiratory arrest, due to the pandemic context. The document, which

Analysis of the severity of Covid-19 in children

10 de Janeiro, 2022 / Nuno Machado / ,
14 children (up to 17 years old) were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 in Portugal. The vast majority (11) belonged to risk groups for severe Covid-19, including

Human Mortality Database: Portugal with the highest excess mortality in Western Europe between 2020 and 2021

19 de Novembro, 2021 / Nuno Machado /
Portugal is amongst the countries with the highest excess mortality in Europe, solely surpassed by a-few Eastern nations. Scandinavian countries such as Denmark, Norway or Sweden produce the lowest numbers.

Pandemic fuels a ticking time bomb of health disorders amongst children and youth

18 de Novembro, 2021 / Cemiclay Santos / ,
Research on the deaths of children and young people in England following SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first pandemic year reveals the devastating impact of restrictions on children’s health while expressing

“Long-covid” associated essentially with infection beliefs

18 de Novembro, 2021 / Cemiclay Santos / , ,
A team of researchers tried to ascertain how “believing you have been infected” and having “an infection confirmed after a blood test” relate to persistent physical symptoms. The conclusion was

National Health Service recommends procedures that limit the provision of first aid

9 de Junho, 2021 / Susana Esteves / ,
The National Health Service updated, in March 2020, the recommendations for first aid provided by citizens to victims of drowning, choking or cardiorespiratory arrest, due to the pandemic context. The

Which disease has killed more people in Portugal?

1 de Maio, 2021 / Susana Esteves / ,
Strokes were the leading cause of death in 2019. This disease killed 10 975 Portuguese in the period under review and already represents 9.8% of mortality in our country, according
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